Yoga for Your Back
By Jon Herring
If you're suffering from lower-back pain, increasing your flexibility through yoga could bring welcome relief.
In a study done by the Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, 101 people with chronic back pain took either 12 weeks of yoga, 12 weeks of an exercise class, or followed the advice of a self-help book. The results - published in Annals of Internal Medicine - showed that the yoga practitioners reported better back function than those in the other two groups. The yoga group was also using less than half the amount of pain medication.
Many gyms, health clubs, and community centers offer affordable yoga classes. But if you're thinking of joining the 14 million Americans who practice yoga - often as a way to treat chronic aches and pains - keep in mind that the yoga practiced in this study was a slow-moving form designed specifically for people with back pain.
Word to the Wise: Contretemps
"Contretemps" (KAHN-truh-tahn) - a French word derived from the Latin for "against" + "time" - is an inopportune or embarrassing situation or event. Example (as used in a New York Times article about Emily Post): "Mrs. Post was the center of a notable contretemps when she spilled a spoonful of berries at a dinner of the Gourmet Society here in 1938."
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If you're suffering from lower-back pain, increasing your flexibility through yoga could bring welcome relief.
In a study done by the Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, 101 people with chronic back pain took either 12 weeks of yoga, 12 weeks of an exercise class, or followed the advice of a self-help book. The results - published in Annals of Internal Medicine - showed that the yoga practitioners reported better back function than those in the other two groups. The yoga group was also using less than half the amount of pain medication.
Many gyms, health clubs, and community centers offer affordable yoga classes. But if you're thinking of joining the 14 million Americans who practice yoga - often as a way to treat chronic aches and pains - keep in mind that the yoga practiced in this study was a slow-moving form designed specifically for people with back pain.
Word to the Wise: Contretemps
"Contretemps" (KAHN-truh-tahn) - a French word derived from the Latin for "against" + "time" - is an inopportune or embarrassing situation or event. Example (as used in a New York Times article about Emily Post): "Mrs. Post was the center of a notable contretemps when she spilled a spoonful of berries at a dinner of the Gourmet Society here in 1938."
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These articles appear courtesy of Early to Rise [Issue #1801, 08-07-06], the Internet's most popular health, wealth, and success e-zine. For a complimentary subscription, visit http://www.earlytorise.com/.
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